Lord of Desire
(2027)(The second book in the Lords of the Underground series)
A novel by Iris Sweetwater
She’s spent her entire life living a lie. He’s the man determined to tear it apart—and make her want every dark secret he uncovers.
Eve Armen has always followed the rules.
She lives a quiet, carefully controlled life, protected by a father who has spent years making sure she never has reason to question the world around her. She knows nothing about the secrets buried beneath her name, the enemies hunting her, or the dangerous past her father has worked so hard to keep hidden.
Until Sebastian Kael finds her.
Sebastian is the newly chosen Lord of the Memphis territory, and he has no intention of letting anyone mistake his inexperience for weakness. With the Lords of the Underground scrambling to build their empires and whispers of Xtinction rising again, Sebastian needs leverage—and Eve may be the most valuable piece on the board.
So he takes her first.
But Eve isn't what he expected.
Sheltered and obedient, she has spent her entire life walking the straight lines someone else drew for her. Sebastian sees something beneath that carefully constructed innocence. Something curious. Something hungry. Something that makes him want to push every boundary she has ever been taught not to cross.
As the truth about her father, her identity, and the enemies closing in begins to unravel, Eve's perfect world shatters.
And Sebastian offers her something no one ever has before: a choice.
Sebastian wanted leverage.
He never expected to want Eve.
Now he'll have to decide how far he's willing to go to protect what he's claimed—and Eve will have to discover whether surrendering control is the ultimate loss of power…
Or the first real choice she's ever made.
Step into the dark, dangerous world of the Lords of the Underground. Lord of Desire is a gritty, enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense featuring a morally gray hero, a sheltered heroine discovering her darker desires, and a dangerous power exchange where trust can be more intoxicating than control—all within the shared Midnight Saints, Quarter Kings, and Serpent Sinners universe, going strong since 2018.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Eve Armen has always followed the rules.
She lives a quiet, carefully controlled life, protected by a father who has spent years making sure she never has reason to question the world around her. She knows nothing about the secrets buried beneath her name, the enemies hunting her, or the dangerous past her father has worked so hard to keep hidden.
Until Sebastian Kael finds her.
Sebastian is the newly chosen Lord of the Memphis territory, and he has no intention of letting anyone mistake his inexperience for weakness. With the Lords of the Underground scrambling to build their empires and whispers of Xtinction rising again, Sebastian needs leverage—and Eve may be the most valuable piece on the board.
So he takes her first.
But Eve isn't what he expected.
Sheltered and obedient, she has spent her entire life walking the straight lines someone else drew for her. Sebastian sees something beneath that carefully constructed innocence. Something curious. Something hungry. Something that makes him want to push every boundary she has ever been taught not to cross.
As the truth about her father, her identity, and the enemies closing in begins to unravel, Eve's perfect world shatters.
And Sebastian offers her something no one ever has before: a choice.
Sebastian wanted leverage.
He never expected to want Eve.
Now he'll have to decide how far he's willing to go to protect what he's claimed—and Eve will have to discover whether surrendering control is the ultimate loss of power…
Or the first real choice she's ever made.
Step into the dark, dangerous world of the Lords of the Underground. Lord of Desire is a gritty, enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense featuring a morally gray hero, a sheltered heroine discovering her darker desires, and a dangerous power exchange where trust can be more intoxicating than control—all within the shared Midnight Saints, Quarter Kings, and Serpent Sinners universe, going strong since 2018.
Genre: Romantic Suspense